Fellowship

VCUarts FOUNTAINHEAD ARTS FELLOWSHIP

What is it that a young artist who has just received an MFA requires to facilitate their research beyond the confines of graduate school?
A studio, a residence, some teaching experience, and a stipend.

It was precisely this question and response that facilitated the development of the VCUarts Plant Zero Fellowship developed by the Department of Painting + Printmaking in 2005. As our ability to support additional fellows expanded within the School of the Arts, the fellowships were renamed the Fountainhead Fellowship, in honor of the sponsor, Fountainhead Development LLC. We are currently hosting the 9th Fellow in the Department of Painting + Printmaking.

Application Instructions

The Fountainhead Arts Fellowship is a joint project of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, the Department of Painting + Printmaking, the Department of Sculpture + Extended Media, the Department of Craft/Material Studies, and Fountainhead Development Services. The residency is sited in a newly renovated complex built to eco-friendly, EarthCraft standards. This mixed-use community includes artists’ studios, apartments, a café, an outdoor swimming pool, a dog park and other amenities in addition to being near campus.

One Painting/Printmaking Fellowship will be offered each academic year.

Residency period: August 2015 through May 2016.

Eligibility:

ONLY Spring 2015 graduating MFA painters or printmakers are invited to apply for the fellowship year beginning August 2015.
If you graduated prior to 2015, you are NOT eligible to apply.
VCU students and graduates are NOT eligible to apply.

Fellows receive:

24-hour access to a private approximately 300 square foot studio

Furnished apartment

$15,000 stipend

Part-time teaching experience at VCU

Exhibition in Richmond

Fellowship recipient responsibilities:

Teach 2 classes per semester in the Department of Painting/Printmaking for 2 semesters

PAINTERS/PRINTMAKERS APPLICATION CHECKLIST:

Resume (PDF) – with file Titled “your last name_first name–Resume”
Include address, phone, e-mail and website link if available

Portfolio – 20 images and documentation script (all within a single PDF file) with file Titled “your last name_first name–Portfolio”

DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:

Place all PDF’s into single folder and compress – Titled “your last name_first name–VCU Fountainhead”
Go to https://www.wetransfer.com
Follow directions to upload file
Email file through WeTransfer to johnsonrb@vcu.edu by April 28, 2015.

REFERENCE DELIVERY:

2 reference letters should be emailed directly from the referees own email account to johnsonrb@vcu.edu by April 28, 2015.Please instruct your referees to use the following in the subject line of their email: “your last name_first name–VCU Fountainhead Reference”

Deadline for receipt of all materials: April 28, 2015

The VCUarts MFA Painting Department is ranked 7th nationwide by US News and World Report

VCU QATAR

VCU School of The Arts has a branch campus, located in, Doha, Qatar. VCU Qatar has a Painting and Printmaking Program that mirrors the curriculum and educational experience of the Richmond campus and also has a fellowship program. The Fellowship is identical in many aspects to that of the Fountainhead Fellowship with additional provision for flights to and from Doha, access to a car, and funds available for professional commitments such as exhibition opportunities.

Applicants to the Fountainhead Fellowship should indicate whether he/she wishes to be considered for the Residency on the Richmond campus, the Doha campus, or for both opportunities.